EC issues emergency guidance for COVID-19 with transport focus
The European Commission (EC) has issued (17 March) emergency guidance for requests for state aid due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses… Read More
Vestager says DG Comp shortlisting sectors for potential inquiry
The European Commission’s (EC) competition directorate is currently shortlisting sectors that will be suitable candidates for a potential inquiry, antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said today… Read More
ECJ dismisses Marine Harvest EUR 20m gun-jumping fine appeal
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today (4 March) dismissed an appeal by Marine Harvest (now Mowi) against a European Commission (EC) decision fining the firm EUR 20m… Read More
Hitachi Chemical/Showa Denko still being reviewed by Taiwan’s TFTC
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) is still looking at the proposed acquisition of Hitachi Chemical [TYO:4217] by chemical engineering firm Showa Denko [TYO:4004], according to a TFTC spokesperson, although… Read More
PaRR Global Trends Monitor 2020
We are excited to introduce PaRR’s 2020 Global Trends Monitor. It gives us great pleasure to introduce PaRR’s 2020 Global Trends Monitor. Our annual must-read report… Read More
China’s SAMR looks at complaints against Apple for abusing position in SEP licensing negotiations
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has been looking at complaints against Apple Inc. for engaging in alleged anticompetitive conduct in patent licensing negotiations by abusing… Read More
German agency welcomes draft competition reform, highlights shortcomings
Germany’s competition agency has largely backed draft provisions of the 10th amendment of the country’s competition act, but at the same time underlined possible deficiencies… Read More
Scope of Japan’s new digital platform law likely confined to e-commerce giants — sources
The scope of Japan’s proposed Digital Platform Transparency Law is so narrow that it may only apply to the five largest e-commerce companies operating in… Read More
Google Shopping hearing sees advisory armies assemble in Luxembourg
The much-anticipated courtroom battle between Google and the European Commission (EC) in the Shopping antitrust case this week will see the EU General Court (EC) packed to capacity as… Read More
EU member states call for review of horizontal merger guidelines, new powers in merger control
France, Germany, Italy and Poland have called on the European Commission (EC) to revise its horizontal merger guidance and to clarify its plans to review… Read More